NOC · Charlestown, Ireland
Ireland West Airport Knock.
--:--:-- · BST (UTC+01:00) · 53.9104° N, 8.8170° W
Ireland West Airport
Airport in County Mayo, Ireland
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for NOC
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2534; ident EIKN; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
irelandwestairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Ireland West Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
NOC / EIKN
OurAirports ident
EIKN
GPS / local code
EIKN
ISO region
IE-MO
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
irelandwestairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q848921
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--BST · UTC+01:00
Time zone
BST
Europe/Dublin · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
46 km
Approximate distance to central Charlestown.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Dublin
Languages
English, Irish
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
70,273 km²
Passenger volume
818,000 passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
7,546 ft / 2,300 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1986
Owner / entity
Q848921
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Ireland West Airport Knock is a large scheduled-service airport for Charlestown, Ireland. Charlestown's built-up core sits roughly 46 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Dublin (UTC+01:00, BST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC / EIKN) is at 53.9104° N, 8.8170° W, elevation 665 ft (203 m), serving Charlestown, Ireland.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Charlestown is in Ireland (capital Dublin); regulated by Irish Aviation Authority (IAA); on Europe/Dublin (BST, UTC+01:00); working languages: English, Irish; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Charlestown: 46 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for NOC.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC / EIKN)
Ireland West Airport · Airport in County Mayo, Ireland
Known label 1
Connaught
Alternate airport-name cue retained for NOC, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Horan International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for NOC, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
EIKN · EIKN · IE-MO
irelandwestairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
818,000 passengers used the airport in 2023, making it the fourth-busiest in Ireland.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for NOC; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Sligo
sligo · 46 km from NOC
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 19,199 · city coordinates 54.2697, -8.4694
2. Galway
galway · 73 km from NOC
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 83,456 · city coordinates 53.2724, -9.0510
3. Athlone
athlone · 79 km from NOC
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 21,351 · city coordinates 53.4228, -7.9372
4. An Muileann gCearr
an-muileann-gcearr · 106 km from NOC
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 17,262 · city coordinates 53.5247, -7.3385
5. Ennis
ennis · 119 km from NOC
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 25,276 · city coordinates 52.8436, -8.9864
6. Letterkenny
letterkenny · 135 km from NOC
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 19,274 · city coordinates 54.9500, -7.7333
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SNN EINN
Shannon Airport · Shannon
135 km from NOC · Europe/Dublin · +0h · elevation 46 ft (14 m) · airport coordinates 52.7020, -8.9248
2. DUB EIDW
Dublin Airport · Dublin
177 km from NOC · Europe/Dublin · +0h · elevation 242 ft (74 m) · airport coordinates 53.4287, -6.2621
3. BFS EGAA
Belfast International Airport · Belfast
188 km from NOC · Europe/London · +0h · elevation 268 ft (82 m) · airport coordinates 54.6575, -6.2158
4. ORK EICK
Cork International Airport · Cork
231 km from NOC · Europe/Dublin · +0h · elevation 502 ft (153 m) · airport coordinates 51.8413, -8.4911
Route-time reference set
1. NOC-SNN
Shannon · 135 km · 1h 0m
Europe/Dublin · +0h from NOC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. NOC-DUB
Dublin · 177 km · 1h 3m
Europe/Dublin · +0h from NOC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. NOC-BFS
Belfast · 188 km · 1h 4m
Europe/London · +0h from NOC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. NOC-ORK
Cork · 231 km · 1h 8m
Europe/Dublin · +0h from NOC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 7,546 ft / 2,300 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for NOC.
Runway identifiers
08/26
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SNN EINN
Shannon Airport · Shannon · 135 km from NOC
large airport · Europe/Dublin · ireland · 46 ft (14 m) · 52.7020, -8.9248
2. DUB EIDW
Dublin Airport · Dublin · 177 km from NOC
large airport · Europe/Dublin · ireland · 242 ft (74 m) · 53.4287, -6.2621
3. ORK EICK
Cork International Airport · Cork · 231 km from NOC
large airport · Europe/Dublin · ireland · 502 ft (153 m) · 51.8413, -8.4911
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
818,000 passengers used the airport in 2023, making it the fourth-busiest in Ireland.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for NOC.
Country and authority
NOC sits in Ireland (Republic of Ireland), whose capital is Dublin. Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Northern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, Irish. Currency context: EUR (€). NOC is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
NOC is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Connaught, Horan International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in County Mayo, Ireland. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: 818,000 passengers used the airport in 2023, making it the fourth-busiest in Ireland.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q848921 · Ireland West Airport Knock. Administrative area: Connacht. Entity official-site cross-check: irelandwestairport.com
Field and clock profile
Ireland West Airport Knock is a low-elevation field at 665 ft (203 m), positioned at 53.9104° N, 8.8170° W in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 7,546 ft / 2,300 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Dublin (BST, UTC+01:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Sligo is the closest retained city-time anchor at 46 km. SNN Shannon is the closest retained airport alternative at 135 km.
Country airport peers
NOC is compared with SNN Shannon at 135 km, DUB Dublin at 177 km, ORK Cork at 231 km inside the retained Ireland airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
NOC-SNN Shannon: 135 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. NOC-DUB Dublin: 177 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. NOC-BFS Belfast: 188 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. NOC-ORK Cork: 231 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EIKN backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. irelandwestairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
818,000 passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 7,546 ft / 2,300 m
Runway identifiers
08/26
OurAirports classifies NOC as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
NOC (EIKN) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 818,000 passengers, operating from a low-elevation field at 665 ft (203 m).
NOC sits in a broader regional network with 4 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
NOC's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 7,546 ft / 2,300 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Civil aviation oversight for NOC runs through Irish Aviation Authority (IAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- 818,000 passengers used the airport in 2023, making it the fourth-busiest in Ireland.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at irelandwestairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for NOC
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
NOC uses Europe/Dublin (BST, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Ireland West Airport Knock is about 46 km from central Charlestown; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SNN Shannon is the closest retained alternate at 135 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
irelandwestairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place NOC inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
NOC ranks #2 in the curated Ireland airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 4 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
NOC shares Europe/Dublin with DUB Dublin IE · ORK Cork IE · SNN Shannon IE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
NOC is 665 ft (203 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include RMQ 663 ft (202 m) (2 ft delta) · MSQ 670 ft (204 m) (5 ft delta) · CMN 656 ft (200 m) (9 ft delta) · TUL 677 ft (206 m) (12 ft delta) · BHM 650 ft (198 m) (15 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
NOC's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SNN 135 km +0h · DUB 177 km +0h · BFS 188 km +0h · ORK 231 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon | SNN | 135 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Dublin | DUB | 177 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Belfast | BFS | 188 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Cork | ORK | 231 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
NOC to SNN
Shannon
Distance 135 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Europe/Dublin is +0h from NOC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NOC to DUB
Dublin
Distance 177 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone Europe/Dublin is +0h from NOC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NOC to BFS
Belfast
Distance 188 km; estimated travel window 1h 4m; destination zone Europe/London is +0h from NOC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Charlestown, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Sligo is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Ireland West Airport Knock has 4 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from NOC, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Sligo
sligo · 46 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Galway
galway · 73 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Athlone
athlone · 79 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
An Muileann gCearr
an-muileann-gcearr · 106 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ennis
ennis · 119 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Letterkenny
letterkenny · 135 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Limerick
limerick · 139 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Navan
navan · 143 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Droichead Nua
droichead-nua · 156 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dundalk
dundalk · 157 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Naas
naas · 162 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Celbridge
celbridge · 163 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Ireland West Airport Knock does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Shannon (SNN), Dublin (DUB), Belfast (BFS). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 818,000 passengers.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 7,546 ft / 2,300 m; identifiers 08/26.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1986.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from NOC. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Shannon AirportSNN
Shannon · large airport
- Distance
- 135 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 46 ft (14 m)
Compare against SNN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Dublin AirportDUB
Dublin · large airport
- Distance
- 177 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 242 ft (74 m)
Compare against DUB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Belfast International AirportBFS
Belfast · large airport
- Distance
- 188 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 268 ft (82 m)
Compare against BFS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Cork International AirportORK
Cork · large airport
- Distance
- 231 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 502 ft (153 m)
Compare against ORK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) in?▾
Ireland West Airport Knock is in the Europe/Dublin timezone (UTC+01:00, BST).
What are the codes for Ireland West Airport Knock?▾
Ireland West Airport Knock uses IATA code NOC and ICAO code EIKN.
Where is Ireland West Airport Knock located?▾
Ireland West Airport Knock is located in Charlestown, Ireland at coordinates 53.9104° N, 8.8170° W, with an elevation of 665 ft (203 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Ireland West Airport Knock from central Charlestown?▾
Ireland West Airport Knock sits roughly 46 km from the nearest mapped city center for Charlestown.
Which route reference is most useful from NOC?▾
Shannon (SNN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 0m, destination timezone Europe/Dublin, and a +0h difference from NOC.
Which authority regulates NOC?▾
Ireland West Airport Knock sits inside Ireland, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).
What other airports in Ireland are close peers to NOC?▾
NOC's curated peers in Ireland on this site include SNN Shannon, DUB Dublin, ORK Cork.
How many runways does Ireland West Airport Knock have?▾
Ireland West Airport Knock's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 7,546 ft / 2,300 m; identifiers include 08/26.